Nutgraf

I’m doing a little research on the Interweb, trying to line up some experiments for the winter and came across this little number: The RoboMower. I believe it operates under the same theory as the popular Roomba. Reviewers over at epinions seem to like it, but even the positive reviews indicate a lot of interaction and douching around with the machine and its perimeters.

Digression: The Roomba didn’t work for us. We have long-haired cats and it wasn’t up to the challenge. We have thus far refused to spring for the Dyson, so we have been buying a series of ever-cheaper bagged vacuums and accepting our fate as indentured servants to these felines. But that’s a story for another day.

Back to the RoboMower, which, if you ask me, is a lawsuit waiting to happen. It says that if you set it up once, it will go out and of its own volition mow your yard weekly for the duration of the mowing season. So will Sam, and the price of this mower is the equivalent of roughly four years of his mowing services. The RoboMower has a “child guard,” but what about a “moron guard?” It must have access to the outdoors to complete its rounds, yes? Which means that you’re leaving a fully-charged robot mower full of spinning blades unfettered and unattended.

Of course, our neighbors have made me a little sensitive. I won’t even put out a Halloween pumpkin because of it’s hurl-ability and proximity to my brand new windows.

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